People with people killing tools are people more inclined to kill people though.
I think you've got your causality backwards. People who are more likely to kill someone are more likely to be tooled up.
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Scary american, scary paranoid, scary proprer mashed up people around...
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molly, you've clearly never been in a gang, or the cold war. its all about street rep, if a crew has certain weapons then your crew must have equal or better weapons to keep a stalemate... its not about violence... its preventing violence
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True. Guns don't kill people...
...rappers do,
Ask any politican and they'll tell you its truePosted 10 months ago # -
its a fact, music makes you violent, like michael jackson telling little timmy to be silent.
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So yes, the gun laws do vary state by state. You need a license I think in all cases, but they are very easy to get - I think they do a criminal record check on you. In Wisconsin at least (dunno about elsewhere) you can however buy a gun at a gun fair and they don't have to do any background checks on you. You do need to be a licensed dealer to sell at a gun fair, but all you have to do to get a license is send away for it apparently.
So if you want a gun, you can easily get one. Which means that anyone interested in wrongdoing can help themselves.
BUT
The reasons for crime happening are social and economic as everywhere else. Shootings etc are a consequence of this really not of gun ownership. However.. things that would be fights or stabbings in the UK turn into fire fights and drive-bys which have a higher mortality rate.
Problem is you have high gun availability AND terrible social inequality in many places, which is a bad combination. In Grips-in-Laws town there is very little crime of any kind, but most houses have at least some guns in - hunting is very popular. Deer and game birds that is, not gangster hunting.
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That video was hilarious, I reckon he is a real life 'taxi driver' just waiting for the 'real rain' to fall.
Maybe he just lives in South London...
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I think you've got your causality backwards. People who are more likely to kill someone are more likely to be tooled up.
I also love the statistic that owning a gun increases your chances of being shot.
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i had some "interesting" conversations when i was in california - about what certain folk would do if america was invaded - they do seem very paranoid about being invaded ....
others , like the guy i was over visit just use em for hunting - bloody big gun for hunting though
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Firearms and violence are not automatically synonymous.
of course they are not but do you think a violent person is more likely to have /want one than a peace loving pacifist?You need 21 ft between you and the person you want to shoot for it to be effective if it is in a holster and you are trained.
better to learn some self defence if you are that paranoid IMHO
I know he uses a knife but think how may times he would have hit them
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9igSoJHEdUoPosted 10 months ago # -
most houses have at least some guns in
LOL at "some". Bit like tea light holders in the UK. Most houses probably have at least some.
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Junkyard - TBH that's kind of been my overriding feeling about this EDC lark since finding out about it. It all seems to be about preparedness, and yet keeping fit and nimble, and learning basic self defence probably does more good than carrying pocket fulls of tactical gear. All the knives and torches in the world won't stop a fat boy from being the first victim of a zombie onslaught.
Mind you, if it's anything like MTBing, on EDC forums there's probably already threads entitled "Have self defence courses become the latest de rigueur accessory?"
By the way, I think the fact that this thread has turned mainly into a gun conversation perfectly illustrates the image problem EDC suffers.
Posted 10 months ago # -
Makes going top a camping store over in the states interesting,
#tent, check
Sleeping bag, check
Stove, checkHmm feels like somethings missing oh yes must remember to pick up a m16 on the way out.
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I also love the statistic that owning a gun increases your chances of being shot
Correlation, not causal link....
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Makes going top a camping store over in the states interesting,
Or even Wallmart...
Milk- check
Sugar- check
Twinkies- check
Pump action shotgun- what the?!?... CheckPosted 10 months ago # -
Wonder if you could bungiee an AK 47 to the top tube?
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Or even Wallmart...
I was about to say that. My first visit to Walmart was an eye-opener. It's exactly like ASDA, only with a heavy-duty firearms section inbetween the dairy aisle and the baked goods.
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The Southern Yeti - Member
No.
{like I'd tell him the truth}
Fair point...
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I love the fact that he didn't take a firearm to Disneyland was because it would have been too much paperwork at the airline and not that its frighteningly paranoid to carry one in what would seem to be a relatively safe children's environment! Freak!
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Haha, the above video is hilarious.
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I do like the first video's incredibly phallic knuckleduster thing.
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Tactical Pens for those who aren't scary survival types are designed to operate in environmental extremes (underwater, deserts etc) and are strong enough to be used as tools/weapons if need be. Some are even sharpened at the tip so when the nib is retracted you can stab people.
We have some at work for marine salvage work as they hard to break and work in the wet and filth, haven't tried stabbing anyone as yet.
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incredibly phallic knuckleduster thing.
how big's your willy?
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Hey, apparently my car's a phallic symbol too. It falls somewhere inbetween
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Stoner - Member
[quote] incredibly phallic knuckleduster thing.
how big's your willy?[/quote]
Small but known to cause damage and allow an opportunity to escape when thrust into an attackers face.
Posted 10 months ago # -
LOL at that video!
"These are my sunglasses, they protect me from light."
Now that IS paranoia!
Posted 10 months ago # -
back home from the ride / ale house. septics are loooons , its official
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